Sid Pugh
English footballer
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Sidney James Pugh (10 October 1919 – 15 April 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney James Pugh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Dartford, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1944 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Admaston, England | ||
| Position | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nunhead | |||
| Margate | |||
| 1936–1938 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1944 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1940 | → Bradford City (war guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1940 | → Chelsea (war guest) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 3 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Pugh was born in Dartford, and spent his early career with Nunhead and Margate.[1] He joined Arsenal in April 1936 and turned professional two years later,[2] making one appearance for them in the Football League in April 1939.[1] Pugh suffered a kidney injury in that match and never played for Arsenal again.[2] Pugh made one appearance as a wartime guest for Chelsea on 6 April 1940, and another for Bradford City in September 1940.[3] Pugh joined the Royal Air Force afterwards and was undergoing training as a Flying Officer at RAF Seighford when he died in a plane crash near Admaston, Staffordshire, on 15 April 1944,[3] and was buried at Llanharan Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales.[4]
